Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it. To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that. The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal. Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut? Or is it possible to take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:52:55 -0700 (PDT),
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Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it. To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that. The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal. Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut?


Or is it possible to take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

Tbis is a good idea, but be sure to remove the 1/2" from the middle and
not from the surface.

I'm joking. The trouble is that the door isn't entirely hollow or it
would break too easily. There are a few things glued in the middle that
would be hard to reach, probably impossible to cut, even if you could
cut a straight enough line around the circumference.

On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 3:53:00 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it.. To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that. The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal. Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut? Or is it possible to take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

How thin does it need to be? How did the inside track get bent?

Have you considered making your own?

Perhaps you could use some nice birch plywood and trim it out with just enough wood that it
won't scrape. This, of course, assumes that the hardware can handle the weight of the plywood.

If not, buy some lighter boards and either glue them into a panel or glue and screw horizontal
boards to hold the vertical boards together. Similar to a barn door.

Shower curtain? ;-)

I think if the door is rubbing top or bottom sand if off where the rubbing is with a belt sander on the hang. 2 min job.

On 8/14/17 2:52 PM, wrote:
Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it. To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that. The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal. Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut? Or is it possible to take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

Would a couple pieces of wooden paneling back to back be a
solution? Maybe with a 1x2 in between? What about using a PVC panel
to make a door?

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:52:55 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it. To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that. The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal. Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut? Or is it possible to take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

I would open up the wall if we are just talking about drywall. Then go
get a decent track and roller system and have a door that will work
flawlessly forever. That stamped metal "C" track is trash. Get one
that uses extruded aluminum rails and good rollers.
The Johnson 100 series is very good, the 200 series is excellent.
It is also US made.
http://johnsonhardware.com/pocket-door-hardware-sets

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Hi my bedroom has a pocket door (door slides into the wall like on star
trek).
But the frame itself, inside the wall, has bent - and the result is that
when the door opens or closes it scrapes and the door gets scratches on it.
To fix the frame you'd have to open up the wall and I want to avoid that.
The easiest solution is a new, thinner door. The door itself is actually
pretty cheap, it's hollow. So i need a new door that is thinner than normal.
Does anyone know where to have a cheap door custom cut? Or is it possible to
take a half inch of thickness out of the existing hollow door? Thanks

I rather doubt that the frame has bent. There isn't much of a frame, and
what there is becomes the outside walls once drywall is applied.

A more likely cause is that the gap in the front trim for the door is too
narrow and/or the door is swinging slightly from side to sde as it is
opening, thereby rubbing on the trim. Normally, the opening should be door
width + about 1/2"

There should be a slotted fixture - the door slides in it - installed on the
floor at the bottom front of the opening. Its purpose is to keep the door
tracking straight as the door opens. They are often made of plastic and get
broken. Check to see that yours is in place and functional.

If you want to make or have made a thinner door it isn't hard. You need a
well made frame made of 3/4" stock; poplar, douglas fir, phillipine
mahogany, etc. would all be suitable. To that, glue door skins which are
available at Home Depot and the like. They are pieces of ply 1/8" x 36" x
80", normally phillipine mahogany. That would give you a 1" thick door and
I wouldn't try for any thinner.